Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 12:19:12 +0930 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Hans Vledder <Hans_Vledder@nl.compuware.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 802.11g and FreeBSD based access point ... Message-ID: <20030917024912.GK7654@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <D913221A882FD31198D90008C75D69090A67E89D@cwnl-ams-pri01.nl.compuware.com> References: <D913221A882FD31198D90008C75D69090A67E89D@cwnl-ams-pri01.nl.compuware.com>
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--lildS9pRFgpM/xzO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline [Format recovered--see http://www.lemis.com/email/email-format.html] On Tuesday, 16 September 2003 at 14:10:29 +0200, Hans Vledder wrote: > On Saturday, September 13, 2003 9:18 PM, Greg Lehey wrote: >> Last weekend I bought a couple of 802.11b/g wireless routers (AirLink, >> I think). These boxes contain an access point, a four-port Ethernet >> switch and an additional downlink Ethernet port. They're intended as >> cable or ADSL gateways, accessed by the downlink port. You can >> configure the downlink port to access the other networks by NAT or >> directly, and you can run a mini-firewall if you want. It can also >> function as a DHCP server. These boxes cost me $80 at Fry's, the same >> price as a basic 802.11b access point. >> >> This weekend I went back to Fry's looking for Atheros-based wireless >> cards. The cheapest I could find cost $100. >> >> Based on that, it's not clear why you would want to build an AP from a >> wireless card. > > Well, this to avoid having to deal with a 'swiss army knife' type of box, > just like the one you're describing. Nowadays these boxes have everything in > them, and the single thing that they apparently can't do is bake bread. I'd > like to put all I need between my local network and the wireless network > into a FreeBSD box. Even if it costs you significantly more? Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers --lildS9pRFgpM/xzO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/Z8uoIubykFB6QiMRAnfNAKCSgcFRm/Xp43g4eA+3skyCQUVSkgCgllbm 0rgFH7f4ofMpq+mJcnsEiTw= =LhZL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --lildS9pRFgpM/xzO--
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